The “Departmental Postdoc Committee Chairs' Network” is a joint initiative from the PdOC Society and Office of Postdoctoral Affairs.   The network meets termly to

• provide a wide ranging, representative postdoc ‘voice’ to prioritise needs and contribute to the University wide strategy for postdocs.
• share best practice, ideas and experiences between departments.
• provide face to face advice, support, training for postdocs who are members of a departmental postdoc committee 
• provide guidance and support for postdocs and departments who wish to set up a departmental postdoc committee
• establish and engage in training opportunities for chairing and managing committees.

All chairs or representatives from Departmental postdoc committees / associations / societies are invited to join this network. If you are part of a Department postdoc committee and are not represented below please contact: contact@pdoc.cam.ac.uk

DPCCN Minutes and Papers

The DPCCN meets once per term to represent and explore the needs of the postdoc community.  Read the minutes of the termly DPCCN meeting and the papers produced by the network.

DPCCN Resources 

Cambridge guide on How to establish a Departmental Postdoc Committee

The UK Research Staff Association is a national group to provide a collective voice for research staff across the UK. UKRSA have written comprehensive guides on

• Understanding research staff associations and their impact
• Guide to research staff associations
• How will getting involved with a research staff association benefit you?

You can download these directly from UKRSA . They are of high quality and are directly applicable to Departmental Postdoc Committees at Cambridge.

Network Membership

DPCCN Terms of Reference

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